craftaholic.

a lot of things put me in a good mood. mostly food related. but also crafts.

here are some of the things happening in my world...

recovering chairs from blue to tan

with my mom's help. this girl doesn't know how to use a staple gun safely.

(matt's parents had this table back when his dad was in residency at u of m. and now we have it and matt's in residency at u of m. love it.)

 the finished product! no wall decor yet, though. we'll get there eventually...

and maps of important life places for our bedroom. 

 a little heart on upland, indiana. 

where we met and fell in love. 

the date is the date we starting dating. 

(date date date. can i say it more?)

 a little heart on mishawaka, indiana. 

where we got married.

 a little heart on grosse pointe woods, mi. 

where we first brought micah home.

these are the shelves above our bed. 

the "e" i'm eventually going to wrap in some kind of yarn. 

so... a work in progress.

and speaking of things that make me happy...

my cheeseball has his own little adirondack chair.

(thanks, grandma and grandpa!)

 don't be confused. he doesn't actually play rugby, as his outfit may cause you to think. because he refuses to crawl. i hear moving is important in sports? i wouldn't know.

3 months.

better late than never... as of december 18!

easy cooking + decorating.

well, my life has obviously drastically changed.

my world now revolves around a 10 pound (probably more like 11 pound...) human who can't talk to me or interact, but somehow commands all my actions.

thus, i need things to be more simple.

until i figure out how to be more productive.

so, first: a simple and delicious meal. 

have i mentioned that i now love frozen bread dough? 

because i do. 

cheap. simple. easy to use.

matt and i have discussed me trying to use it for as many meals as possible.

i wouldn't hate that.

check this out: a mix of calzone and stromboli and made up meal.

 oh yum. 

all you do is thaw the bread dough in the fridge overnight, then roll it out, add pepperoni, salami, sauce and cheese.  

seal it back up, put it seal down on a greased pan, egg wash the top, slit it and sprinkle parmesan.  

cook it at 350 for about 35 minutes and it's delicious--and huge!

more easy... christmas decor!

 i'm loving the merry. 

and it was so simple to make. painted letters? thanks pinterest.

and this is the stocking that i splurged on from pottery barn. whoops!

 oh, and this is our christmas tree. 

in front of a big window at the front of the house. 

that's always been a dream of mine--i love trees in front of windows so we can see the tree from the road!

i have to add the matt addition to decorating... lights up the stairs.

i love it when matt adds his touches. 

check out where it's plugged in...ha!

 

more super easy... micah's room decor!

i didn't want to poke holes in the wall, since it's not our house, so i made these to match his bedding and just used command strips to attach them!

(it's just foam core covered in fabric that's hot glued on, then i painted letters and hot glued them to the fabric!)

oh, and some simple things i'm going to make tomorrow/wednesday/thursday?

simple monkey bread. recipe to come. (thanks pinterest)

simple andes mint cookies. recipe to come. (thanks matt buying andes mints)

huge thanksgiving sugar cookie. recipe's already on my dessert page!

side note: we got micah's newborn shots. crazy cute.

check them out (feel free to judge for how many i put up. i couldn't choose.):

happy thanksgiving, all!